Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-30
LOCAL AND Orags sors.


San Diego felt two slight earthquake
August "a.
W. II. Smith, the book agent, left b,
train yesterday.
Butte's bullion shipments last weel
were valued at $81 ,656.
There Is to be q new hotel and a 500, 90,
theater building ct Reno.
J. r. wilmington arrived here from
White Pine on Saturday last.
On the 27th instant bar silver wal
quoted in New York ct so 97%.
Over a million bushels of potatoes will
be raised in Nevada this season.
The wild man Of Prosser Greek, turns
out to be q peddler Of butter and hams.
Modesto, CAL, has q young lady who
goes by the name Of Miss Jimmie Jones,
The people OF Sierra City threaten TO
wipe out the dance.houses which flourish
there.
Wells, Fargo & Co. shipped yesterday
IA bars Of passing bullion, valued st
$1,000.
Mrs. r. Peters and son came over from
Hamilton on Sunday last, by private con.
veysnoe.
A ive.foot vein Of ore was recently de-
veloped in the Toiysbe mine in Austin on
the 240 level.
There is 9 potato famine in Taylor.
Half a dozen Loads Of spuds would now
find ready sale.
Governor Bartlett's physicians announce
that be is likely 10 recover from the
parslytic stroke.
In Walls Walls straw is spread on the
streets. 1t prevents dust, 10 cheap, and
makes On excellent drive.
DR.. J. j. Leek will leave for Hamilton
tomorrow morning and will be absent
from Eureka about 80 days.
The last dividend paid August 20 by
the Eureka Con. makes a total Of 81, $780,
600 disbursed TO shareholders.
M. Charbona narrowly escaped lynching
at Sierra Valley last week for criminally
assaulting q thrse-Year-old child.
Two nuggets OF gold have lately been
found in the C1ur d'Alene, Idaho, one
weighing 20 ounces and the other 80.
A Boston minister can marry a pair 10
80 seconds, and adds that some young
people may make Q minute OF the fact.
The Index. Union says: A Carson d.
vorce case is said TO be one OF the coming
e%xcitements in our local society circles.
The new hotel In Reno will be four
stories high and built on the plan of the
woodshed at the Palace Hotel, San Fran
cisco.
II 10 o foregone conclusion that the town
OF Seligman Will have q postofice, and
that q mail route will be established to
that place.
Montsna's total production Of gold and
silver, including bullion, matte and ore
shipments during the year 1886. is given
at SIS, al $40 66.
John W. Mackay was announced 10 put
In an appearance or the Comstock on
Sunday last. Usually stocks 60 down
when Mackay goes up.
Application has been made to the Postal
Department at Washington to have q post
10 be changed TO Sherwood.
The Fall term OF 81. Mary's Academy at
Salt Lake City commenced yesterday.
| The institution ia under the management
| Of the Sisters Of the Holy Gross.
San Jose wants fast trains. and thinks
| two q day, covering the distance between
San Francisco and San Jose in one hour
and fifteen minutes, just the thing needed.
John s. Cspron left for San Francisco
yesterday morning, and will be absent
from Eureka until next May, unless some
thing unexpected at present calls him
back.
The Mormons threaten TO leave Utah
and settle in Canada. II anything can be
done TO provoke them TO carry their horrid
threat into execution by all means let II
be done.
II will be seen in our advertising COL
umns that the dividend declared by the
Eureka Con. Mining Company on the 23d
inst. OF 25 cents per share, is payable
September s.
Quite q number Of ladies and gentle
men, seeking pleasure, went out to the
italian gardens on Sunday, and these
found enjoyment In dancing, footracine
and other amusements.
d. o. Mills, Of New York. is taking
look at his possessions in the western par
Of the State. He is an owner In the Vir
ginis and Truckee railroad and also IL
the Eureka d Palisade.
A Tulare man got drunk while hi
child was being prepared for the grave snt
his wife confined TO her bed. He drov,
everybody out Of doors, and is now skulk
ing in the wilderness TO avoid arrest.
Senator J. P. Jones, who owns o ranol
in Butte county. is reported TO have sen
an invitation to q number OF societ.
young men OF San Francisco. asking then
to organize q baseball nine, and TO do bat
tie with the first nine Of Butte.
Postmasters of fourth.class postofice
are now paid by Q commission Of 60 pc
cent on all stamps they cancel on the mat
ter that passes through their office. Thi
prevents the fraud Of country postmaster
paying their city bills in postage stamps
Upwards OF 100 toms OF freight hav
been forwarded to the new town Of Selig
man within the past two weeks, and still
10 keeps going there. Dan Mcdonald will
leave for the new camp to-day with 22,00
pounds of freight, principally water pipe
and galvanized iron roofing.
Alexander Gordon, OF Lansdowne
Canada, father Of Thomas Gordon, q resi-
dent Of this place, died on the 18th In
slant. Thomas Gordon returned Q fe,